Service difficulty report · Line · Wsk PZLM18

Difficulty date
November 13, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Wsk PZLM18
Aircraft time
2,867 hours
Engine
Wsk ASZ62IRM18
Propeller
Hamstd 23E50
Part
Line
Part number
D61006000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Sys
Part time
2,911 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) FUEL LINE IN THE CENTER WING BETWEEN THE RIGHT WING TANK AND THE HEADER TANK WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND BULGED OUT IN THE AREA OF THE CRACK. THE FUEL LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS ALSO CRACKED IN THE SAME AREA. THIS APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY WATER THAT HAD FROZEN DURING THE WINTER WHEN IT WAS TIED DOWN OUTSIDE. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL CAPS REVEALED THAT THE O-RINGS WERE WEATHERED AND CRACKED. WATER PROBABLY ENTERED THE FUEL SYSTEM THROUGH THE CAPS ON TOP OF THE WING.

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